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Back to the Future (aka Tik Tok Sok)

Let’s take a trip down memory lane to the beginnings of Explore Climbing transforming from an artisanal project of Alex to the partnership with Read. Back when the idea hadn't even sparked... It’s June 2015 and Read is in Italy on holiday to climb with Alex. One fine day Read, Alex, Cosmin (Alex’s brother) and their partners Alina and Anca, all head to Droide crag in Valle dell’Orco. Upon arriving Read was immediately curious of the question mark written at the base of the line named Tik Tok Sok. “Is this unfreed?” Read asked. “Yep” the boys replied. Read is drawn to the unknown and so they set about trying to free the opening moves, long moves on tiny millimeter thick granite edges. Eventually Read...

Saudi Bolting Project 2019 – Part II of II

Our new location - Wadi Al Akhu, Hariq, KSA Hariq constituted a complete change of scene. From the temperate weather and lush landscapes of the south, we were now in the rocky desert of the central Saudi plateau. Most noticeable was the temperature which was well into the 30ºs even in the shade and we had traded the baboons for countless camels! Wadi Al Akhu Crag Al Akhu means The Brother and the new crag is named for the friendly locals who befriended Joao Miquel, a Riyadh-based expat who bolted the first and only route at the crag in April 2019. The route is the namesake of the crag, Al Akhu. Big respect to all of the expats who spent countless hours checking Google Earth...

Design and Build in photos

A picture is worth a thousand screws...errr...pull-ups....errr words! Here is a gallery of some of our design and build work this year. XC Training Lab training area Cortina360 gym, Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy Private Bouldering Wall and Campus Board, Florence, Italy 15m Boulder Wall for the Scuola alle Stimate, Verona, Italy From the BlogFeatured: the EVO-X hangboardJanuary 3, 2021Calibro 38 – The Second AscentSeptember 21, 2020Back to the Future (aka Tik Tok Sok)July 19, 2020Saudi Bolting Project 2019 – Part II of IIDecember 5, 2019

PLANNING YOUR GYM’S TRAINING SPACE

Climbing is mainstream, but that shouldn’t be news to you because The Dawn Wall was headline of the New York Times four years ago! Climbing’s inaugural foray into the Olympics is right around the corner and ‘Free Solo’ has won an Oscar Award. Gym climbing has transformed from climbers training for rock into a standalone sport and distinct lifestyle. What does that mean for climbing gyms? The climbing gym has become the new fitness gym, the yoga studio, the café, hangout, national team training centre, daycare, event centre and much more. It is a place to see and be seen; where every clique from the elite athlete to the dilettante congregate. The climbing gym can become the go-to spot for very diverse groups of people...

XC TRAINING LAB SERIES VOL. 5

Explore Climbing, Training, Climbing, Wood, Tools, Train, workout, Italy, handmade
In 2018 we have teamed up with Spit Magazine to bring you training beta to motivate and educate climbers about training tools, methods and offer some training inspiration for your own sessions. In this one, Volume 5, published in Spit Magazine n.8 August/September 2018 we are focused on suspended training tools. SUSPENDED TRAINING TOOLS Welcome to volume 5, the last of our introduction to the training laboratory. This month it’s all about suspended training tools. These are the tools that hang free, the gymnastic rings, hanging carrots and 10cm spheres, even suspended hangboards. You may even find a 30cm diameter sphere straight out of Star Wars in your gym and may the force be with you! The main differentiator of these tools from those which...
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